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Madras · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1957

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1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

P. RAMACHANDRAN
INC· INC
INC 51.2%IND 48.8%
Votes
26,018
51.2% share
Winning margin
1,257
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
68.3%
of 74,385

A closely fought contest. P. RAMACHANDRAN won with a 2.5% margin.

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All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. RAMACHANDRAN
INC
26,01851.2%
2
V. DARMALINGA NAYAGAR
IND
24,76148.8%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.8% · max 28.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
24th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.2%IND 48.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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